PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Maria Elias
homeswithmaria.com
Relocation Specialist with over 20 years experience moving families to the Saint Louis Area.
Listing and Marketing Specialist with special focus in Clayton & Ladue
Maria's knowledge of the communities housing market and local school districts, including public and private, is based on personal experience. Maria was born and raised St. Louis and currently resides in Clayton. Her children attended the Ladue elementary schools. Her son, Philip, attended St. Louis University High School, where he played varsity football. Her daughter, Laura attended Clayton High School and was a member of the St. Louis Symphony Music School Youth Orchestra. Today Philip is an attorney and he and his wife Brody live in Chicago. Laura is a child and family therapist and she and her husband Dustin and their two children Cris and Jane live in Denver.
Professional Experience
Member Multi-Million Dollar Club Top 1% of Saint Louis Realtors Outstanding Service Award Recipient Member Saint Louis Association of Realtors
Customer Quotes
'Maria was a godsend! She was thoroughly organized, understood just what we wanted and preselected 10 houses which met our criteria exactly.'
'Thank you for making this wonderful home a reality for us. After living here a month, we are still in awe. Maria, your knowledge of the market, your ability to bring people together to do the deal and your professionalism was a testimony to me.'
'Maria had our best interest in mind at all times, She went beyond her call of duty & she was fun!'
“Maria is exceptional in every way. She represented my interests rather than trying to get me to yield on things. She arranged for repairs in my absence – she found someone to move me last minute when the buyer accelerated the close date – she brought the close to me so I could get everything done on the move-out date.”
Personal
Before Real Estate, Maria established Town & Country Stables, one of Saint Louis' finest boarding and riding academies, which is located across from Queeny Park in West Saint Louis County. Then Maria and her family moved to Lake Forest, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, where they lived for 6 years. During that time, she managed the Ragdale Foundation, an arts institution funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the MacArthur foundation.
PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
Five Star Professional conducts market-specific research throughout the U.S. to identify service professionals who demonstrate professional excellence and provide quality services to their clients. The Five Star Real Estate Agent program is the largest and most widely published award program for real estate agents in North America, covering more than 40 major markets. Five Star award winners do not pay a fee to be included in the research or on the final list of award winners.
The Five Star Professional research team contacted thousands of recent homebuyers, consumers and industry leaders to identify St. Louis-area real estate agents who stand out in their industry and community.
To learn more about the research methodology, click here.